Meteorite storm hits Russia… watch upper left corner, injuring nearly 1,000 people:
A terrifying meteorite shower left more than 950 people injured, buildings devastated and the mobile network wiped out when it hit Russia this morning.
Brightly burning rocks could be seen for miles as they crashed at around 9.20am local time and one bystander described it ‘like a scene from the Armageddon movie.’ The meteorite is believed to have landed in a lake near Chebarkul, a town in the neighbouring Chelyabinsk region. The city of Chelyabinsk, 900 miles east of Moscow and close to the Kazakhstan border, took the brunt of the super sonic impact.
The Russian Ministry of Emergencies says 950 people have been injured, 82 of them are children and two are in intensive care.Many of the injured had bloodied faces and one child’s back was seen covered in blood. Tim O’Brien, associate director of the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory, said the injuries were caused when the meteor created a sonic boom.
‘This reasonably large chunk of rock was moving faster than the speed of sound, maybe 20,000 miles per hour. It made a sonic boom in the atmosphere, and that hit buildings and shattered windows. That is what seems to have caused the injuries,’ he explained. However, there were no reports of fatalities and it was not immediately clear if any people were struck by fragments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/world/europe/meteorite-fragments-are-said-to-rain-down-on-siberia.html?_r=0
Of course,some Russian nationalists wackos are blaming us…”It’s Obama’s Fault!”
Roll the tape!
http://www.wltx.com/news/article/221985/2/Hundreds-Injured-When-Meteorite-Falls-in-Russian-Urals
Floyd’s video is “unavailable,” but it works when you click on the article, btw.
The meterorotsky may not be ubama’s fault, but it is certainly the responsibility of the American tax payer to send
my tax moneyresources tofatten up the Russian government’s coffershelp the Russian people.It’s global warming in action again.
It’s you and your SUV’s fault!
I see another J.J. Abrams movie on the horizon …
I look forward to the next CNN special investigation into the link between this incident and global warming.
I owe you a Coke.
I had not seen the CNN blurb, but it’s soooo predictable.
I guess we need to upgrade it to Universe Warming.
That is an awesome observation, JC. Stellar, in fact!
All the other planets showed signs of warming a few years ago, but of course, most of them ignored that science data. Those who didn’t still blamed us.
What’s next? Zombies?
Good premise,Daniel…meteorites hit Russia and awaken frozen Nazi Zombies from WW 2!
Where’s Bruce Willis when you need him?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo_0UXRY_rY
I actually saw one like this flying across Vegas and Nellis AFB back in the Spring of 1996. I thought it totally weird because it was never mentioned on the news…at all. I never saw a “hit” explosion so it might have been a glancing pass through the atmosphere, and no one noticed. It did throw off a lot of sparks and was flaming as it passed from SW to NE. Still…no news report, so I guess I was the only one who saw it!
You didn’t see what you saw, what about that don’t you get? Aurora anyone?
You may be right. Area 51 was still going full-tilt then!
You blame my SUV, I blame your LSD.
Limited Slip Differential?
Lone Star Draft.
The last time a huge meteorite hit Russia, communism erupted. It wasn’t long after the Tunguska event. Invasion of the Body Snatchers scenario … anyone?
I have seen lots of pods lined up in front of the DNC local headquarters!
The rise of Rasputin!
What cracks me up is that everyone just keeps driving like nothing happened. Oh..bright flash and explosion? Yeah…this is Russia.
There you are! Where? Why? When? Whassup?
Been out of town off and on for the past 20 days.
We miss you. Settle, already!
I’m back, gotta teach those snot-nosed little kids now.